March 1, 2008

Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The JU men's tennis team finished off a sweep of its first two Atlantic Sun Conference matches on Saturday, knocking off Lipscomb 6-1.

JU won the doubles point and won five of the six singles matches, two of those going three sets.

"I'm pleased with how well we played today to open conference play 2-0," said JU head coach Shane Wood. "We still have a lot of work to do though as we continue in conference play."

Jordi Ballester won the No. 1 match in a three-set battle, 6-3, 4-6, 10-2. Marcos Oliveira won the No. 4 match after dropping the first set, rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 10-7 win.

The Dolphins return to the courts on March 6 at Florida Gulf Coast. SINGLES
1. Jordi Ballester (JU) def. Dan Haugsteter, 6-3, 4-6, 10-2
2. Victor Vaz (JU) def. Jeff West, 6-3, 6-1
3. Francisco Riveroll (JU) def. Josh Cummings, 6-3, 6-2
4. Marcos Oliveira (JU) def. Mario Hernandez, 2-6, 6-4, 10-7
5. Vinny Craveiro (JU) def. Jamie Murrell, 6-4, 6-0
6. Joe McArdle def. Alberto Lopez (JU), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES
1. Ballester/Riveroll (JU) def. Hangsteter/Hernandez, 8-2
2. Lopez/Vaz (JU) def. Cummings/Mizell, 8-3
3. West/McArdle (JU) def. Craveiro/Oliveira, 8-3